I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]

Zhao Zhen was quite happy when he heard it, and asked worriedly like all old fathers who care about their sons: "Which little lady is it? Father and brother can be officials in the court? Could it be that girl Yong'an?"

Tang Xuan shook his head and pointed in Sinan's direction, "It's him, Sijia Xiaolang—I want to cut all the thorns for him, protect him for the rest of his life, and be with him day and night, and be his most trusted 'boyfriend'— —This is what the officials once said to me, 'Even if you are an enemy of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, you must do it'."

Zhao Zhen's smile suddenly froze on his face.

At that time...he drank too much, couldn't hold back, and told the young Tang Xuan about his past with Empress Wen Cheng, but Tang Xuan remembered it at such a young age.

Zhao Zhen cleared his throat, "Well, Xuan'er, the wind was too strong just now, I didn't hear clearly, who are you talking about?"

"It's Mr. Si Jialang, Si Nan."

Zhao Zhenhu frowned, "Brat, you are already in your twenties, and you are still joking with your father. That Si Xiaowa is a man like you, so why should you protect him? You also said that you are just his 'boyfriend' , Such things as day and night should be said to the little lady."

Tang Xuan was calm and firm from beginning to end, "I don't like little ladies."

"How many little girls do you know? How do you know if you like them or not?" Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Back then your father kept saying that he didn't like little girls, and he didn't even want to give him a marriage. Outside the palace, ask to marry your mother?"

When mentioning his parents, Tang Xuan pursed his lips and said nothing, but the expression on his face was full of persistence.

Zhao Zhen was heartbroken, and persuaded earnestly: "The rumors about you and that Si Xiaowa have spread to the palace. In the final analysis, it is because you didn't pay attention to yourself, and people misunderstood you."

"I know, you are not afraid of anything, even if you don't care about criticism, you should think about Si Xiaowa. It is not easy for him to earn this family business at such a young age. Do you want someone to poke his back?"

Tang Xuan shook his head, naturally he didn't want to.

"Isn't that enough? Don't mention what you said just now, and you have to be more careful in front of others. Don't be too intimate, so as not to arouse criticism."

"No." Tang Xuan frowned, "I will not alienate him."

"You, just be stubborn!" Zhao Zhen poked his forehead and got into the carriage angrily.

Tang Xuan stood where he was, watching him off.

The car curtain swayed, and his figure loomed.

Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes, and this stubborn appearance gradually overlapped with the little man when he first entered the palace.

"Xuan'er's temperament has not changed in more than ten years."

Zhang Mao said with a smile: "Don't the officials just like the integrity of the county king!"

"It doesn't matter if it's too straightforward." Zhao Zhen sighed, "He must have annoyed the queen today, otherwise he wouldn't have said such outrageous things."

Zhang Mao paused, "The officials are saying that King Yan Jun is angry?"

"Mostly out of anger, I suspect that the queen matched him with an unknown merchant girl."

After a pause, he said again: "It's true that I'm close to Si Xiaowa, but I'm too naive, I can't tell what is a friend and what is a wife."

Zhao Zhen sighed, and said tiredly: "I'm to blame for this. He didn't like the arrangement of a room for him at the beginning, so he let his temper go, and he hasn't stuffed people into his room these years..."

Zhang Mao sighed inwardly, is this really the case?

Zhao Zhen patted the armrest, "Press Zongshi again, let him go to Beijing quickly, and be sure to bring Yong'an with him. With a lady by his side, Xuan'er will naturally know the benefits."

Zhang Mao responded quickly.

Two days later, the Caizhou Posthouse.

After reading the edict, Zhao Zongshi looked serious, "This is already the third way. The officials must have something important to do. We have to go faster, and we can't make him wait in a hurry."

Gao Taotao glanced at it, and said decisively: "I'll go with you first, and I can get there in two days if I hurry up, let Zhongzhen and the others follow Lingxi, even if it's a few days at night, it doesn't matter."

Zhao Zongshi hurriedly said: "The journey is hard, I can do it alone, madam and Lingxi together!"

Gao Tao rolled his eyes at him, "If there is nothing wrong in Tokyo, let it be. If anything happens, how can I rest assured that you are so stupid?"

Zhao Zongshi held her hand and said emotionally: "Madam is by my side, I am indeed much more at ease."

Gao Taotao blushed, "Okay, pack up quickly, I'll go and talk to those three boys, and we'll set off immediately."

Zhao Zongshi held the handle with a smile, "Mrs. Hard Work."

"Come on!" Gao Taotao smiled coquettishly, turned and went upstairs.

Two quarters later.

Zhao Lingxi, the county lord of Yong'an, looked at the carriage going away, and jumped up excitedly, "Brother Thirteen is finally gone, we can enjoy our freedom as much as we want!"

The servant girl Jiu'er covered her mouth and smiled: "If the Thirteenth Lord sees you like this, he might wonder if this is still his sister."

Zhao Lingxi threw a sour grape into his mouth, and said crisply: "Brother Thirteen is so old-fashioned, why don't I pretend to be a little bit in front of him, so that I won't be read to death?"

Jiu'er sighed softly: "He is your elder brother, how long can you pretend?"

"Pretend to count as a day!" Zhao Lingxi sucked and ate grapes, "It's not like you don't know the situation of your master and me. I am neither born to my aunt, nor the same mother and sister of Brother Thirteen. If my sister-in-law doesn't like me , took me to live in the palace for two years, can the officials think of me?"

Jiu'er wrinkled his face and said, "Master, you really want to marry that 'King Yan County with an arrow to seal his throat'? This is too scary, I dare not marry you together."

Zhao Lingxi pinched her face, said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've met Cousin Xuan, it's not as exaggerated as rumored."

With her status, marrying Tang Xuan is already the best choice, Zhao Lingxi is very content.The most important thing is that Tang Xuan was handsome when she was a child, but now as long as she is not disabled, she will earn money!

Yes, Zhao Lingxi, the lord of Yong'an County, is not only a dramatist, but also a proper face control.

Back to the present.

When the officials were teaching Tang Xuan, Si Nan was not idle.

There are too many people applying for membership cards, far exceeding the expected one hundred.The number of senior members has been used up, and the people behind can only become ordinary members.

This matter is afraid of comparison, the people behind are obviously not happy, and almost quarreled with the staff.

Xiao Guo came to Sinan sweating profusely, "Boss, I really can't resist anymore, otherwise we'll make a few more, since there are no people around anyway."

Sinan resolutely refused: "No, if you say a hundred tickets, you will get a hundred tickets. If you release the water at will and launch related activities later, who will believe it?"

Xiao Guo was startled, and said yes again and again.

Si Nan patted him, "Thank you for your hard work, I will handle this matter."

Then, he stood on the stage, still holding the homemade loudspeaker, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you can't get a senior membership today, you can get an ordinary membership first, and the ordinary membership can be upgraded to As a senior member, you don’t need to deposit a thousand coins at a time, what a bargain!”

Someone shrewdly asked: "Do ordinary members get a [-]% discount when they enter the store?"

"Ordinary members deposit [-] Wen, get [-]% off."

When everyone heard this, they were naturally unhappy and wanted to make trouble again.

Si Nan calmly said, "Well, since you all trust Si's Hot Pot so much, I'm in charge. Everyone who applies for the card today, as long as you enter the store to consume, no matter how much you eat, you will get two side dishes, one meat and one vegetarian. good?"

Yu Sanniang said cleverly: "Our side dishes are all high-quality goods, and the calculation is about [-]% off."

Everyone was satisfied with this, and rushed to do it, fearing that if it was later, even ordinary members would not be able to do it.

Si Nan squeezed out of the crowd and saw Wu Zixu standing by the door, looking at him with his chin raised.

"You are really generous. You can give away two for this one and two for that one. You are not afraid to close the newly opened store?"

Si Nan raised his eyebrows, "You don't understand, do you? My brother told you, when it comes to business, you must learn to 'distribute profit' before you can make a lot of money."

Wu Zixu cut his voice: "Where is the fallacy coming from?"

Si Nan smiled, "I learned from an expert surnamed Ma. Little Xuxu..."

Wu Zixu frowned, "Shut up, don't call me that stupid name again! My brother said that as long as the new shop is well run, I'm allowed to change my name."

"Change to what?"

"Wu Qian, it's not right to be modest, it's wrong to be modest, my brother started it!" Wu Zixu raised his chin, but he was proud.

Si Nan laughed, so that's how the word "xu" came from!

Wu Zixing yelled outside the door, and Wu Zixu immediately responded happily.

"My brother called me, I'm going home to eat delicious food!" As he spoke, he hurriedly handed Simon a square box.

Si Nan's hands sank, "What is it? Gold bricks?"

"Look at your vulgar appearance, am I the one who gives away such vulgar things?"

Si Nan smiled, "Please give me some vulgar things!"

Wu Zixu gave him a blank look, "Your wooden tiger that welcomes you is too shabby, so don't be too touched by my master's replacement for a jade one."

Regarding the franchise store, Sinan not only trusted him, but also made him look good in front of his relatives. This gift was prepared by Wu Zixing to thank Sinan.

Si Nan smiled and said: "Since you are so sincere to send, I will not be polite, let's drink together later."

Wu Zixu waved his hand, "It's easy to say."

Seeing his awkward appearance, Si Nan couldn't help teasing him, "I'm glad to have you as my friend, Xiao Qianqian."

I won't be friends with you!

Wu Zixu threw him a pair of big white eyes, and ran away in a jump.

Si Nan grinned and smiled.

A tall figure leaned over from behind, with a low voice: "Have you made a new friend? Are you also a boyfriend?"

"Are you sour?" Si Nan's small voice almost turned into the sky, "It's just ordinary friends. If you have a boyfriend, my little Xuanxuan is enough."

The county king was appeased instantly.

Sinan held up the gift box, "It's a gift from an ordinary friend, do you want to check it?"

"To replace the wooden tiger that welcomes the door?"

"I'll see who dares." Sinan raised his fist, exaggerating his acting skills, "Who dares to touch a tiger hair of my Xiaoxuan, and make him bald in minutes!"

The corners of Tang Xuan's mouth raised, his tone softened, "Go home."

"Okay, let's go home and cook some delicious food. The boy said he wants to eat fried fish in the morning, shall we go to the West Market to buy some fish?"

"Ah."

Tang Xuan stretched out his hand to untie the rein, but Si Nan took him away first.

Sinan smiled wickedly, "Today I will ride a horse, so you can ride a small flying car. I will give you a chance to experience it."

——I will never admit that I want to see his embarrassing appearance in a hurry!

Tang Xuan lifted the hem of his clothes a little, and got on the tricycle.

Since switching to this kind of pedals, Tang Xuan hasn't ridden before. It is difficult to grasp the balance for the first time, and it is especially easy to fall into the dilemma of rushing left and right.When Sinan rode a tricycle for the first time, he became a "bumper car" with honor.

He waited for Tang Xuan to be embarrassed, and then begged him for help with wide innocent eyes.

After waiting for a while, Tang Xuan pedaled twice smoothly.

After waiting for a while, the tricycle moved forward a lot.

Wait and do, not only didn't see the expected "bumper car", but also witnessed Tang Xuan nimbly dodging a flying little flower dog, and then riding more and more slippery!

why!

Other people's little shoushou are weak and stupid, and they need to be taught and hurt by the big master from time to time, and they will nod their little noses and boast about little idiots.

Why is his house so capable?

There is no chance for him to show his boyfriend power!

Si Nan was sour, he flicked his horsewhip and chased after him.

As a result, he accidentally hurt the horse, Hei Yao let out a long hiss and raised his front hooves.

Si Nan was caught off guard and fell backwards.

Seeing that his head was about to hit the ground, Tang Xuan rushed over him and took him into his arms.

His deep black eyes were full of worry, his slender fingers scratched his small nose, and his magnetic voice sighed softly: "Little idiot, if you don't look at it for a while, you will fall."

Si Nan blinked, is there something wrong?

It's just... embarrassing.

He was not in the mood to ride a horse anymore, so he sat on his small tricycle and rode forward with his head stuck.

Tang Xuan had just taught Hei Yao a lesson, and hurried back to the mansion, walking with Sinan on two legs.Seeing the boy's dejected appearance, he silently mulled words of comfort.

Before Tang Xuan could think about it carefully, he saw two people in inner servants walking towards him, they looked familiar, they were served by Funing Palace.

Zhao Zhen invited Si Nan to enter the palace and talk about the preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Tang Xuan had a bad premonition, "The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is hosted by the Ministry of Rites, why didn't the officials summon Mr. Qiu for questioning?"

"I recommended myself and wanted to tell the officials myself." Sinan took out a thick roll of paper from his pocket, "Look, I even wrote the schedule."

"The date is today?"

"It was supposed to be tomorrow, and I wonder why the officials are so eager to see me at this time?" Sinan smiled, "Could it be that today's signing ceremony was so successful that the officials looked at me with admiration?"

Tang Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell him what he said to Zhao Zhen.This kind of thing can be said to others, but it is too embarrassing to confide in front of Sinan.

He just said, "I'll go with you."

Si Nan nodded happily, "It's better this way, I can feel at ease with you in my heart."

Tang Xuan looked at the servant, "The officials can say, won't you let me follow?"

The waiter said: "No. The officials said that if you meet the county king, you can call them together."

Only then did Tang Xuan heave a sigh of relief.

It seems that it is really for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, not to embarrass Sinan.

A group of people hurried to the palace.

As soon as he entered the Xuande Gate, he saw Mu Qing coming towards him, and he leaned into Tang Xuan's ear and said something.The expressions of both of them were a little dignified.

Tang Xuan paused, and said: "You and Lin Zhen stare first, I'll go over later."

Mu Qing became anxious, "Boss, we can't make it together, otherwise we wouldn't come over to intercept you in a hurry."

Tang Xuan insisted: "I can't go now."

Mu Qing looked at Sinan as if asking for help.

Si Nan tugged at Tang Xuan's sleeve, and said: "If you have something to do, go and do it. It doesn't matter on my side. The officials are so kind, maybe they will invite me to have an imperial meal."

Mu Qing took advantage of the situation and pulled Tang Xuan, "Yes, Boss, where is the entire Bianjing city safer than the imperial palace? Don't worry about it!"

The matter was really urgent, Tang Xuan had no choice but to tell: "Wait for me at Donghuamen, and go home together."

Si Nan smiled and waved his hands, "Don't worry, I won't abandon you."

It wasn't until Tang Xuan walked away that the two servants took a breath.

The leader looked at Si Nan and smiled ambiguously, "It's true, Mr. Si Lang and King Yan Jun are really close."

Si Nan glanced at him and said, "Isn't that what people say?"

The waiter said: "I think it's a bit exaggerated, I can't believe it."

Si Nan smiled, "That's right, whoever believes is a fool."

The servant's smile froze.

If it wasn't for being afraid of King Yan, he would have to slap him in the face!

Si Nan ignored him and looked left and right curiously.

It's worth it to be able to come to the palace for a while in your lifetime.

Surrounded by residential houses, the palace city of the Great Song Dynasty was surprisingly small. At the beginning, Song Taizong wanted to expand it several times, but considering the relocation of the surrounding residential houses, he gave up several times.

In recent years, the palace people have been abolished several times. In addition to the monarch's advocacy of frugality, it may also be due to the crowded living quarters.

The concubines of the Song Dynasty were never called "this palace". One of the reasons was that they were not qualified to live alone in the first palace, and could only live in the "Ge".

Although the existing buildings are slightly outdated, they are full of charm.

The vermilion palace walls are mottled under the washing of the rain, fluffy grass grows between the bright yellow tiles, there are swallows making nests under the eaves, and a few clusters of small mushrooms grow in the shade of the corner.

Very real, very warm.

Just like the impression that Zhao Zhen gave him, he was a humble and funny benevolent emperor, not a high-ranking iron-blooded emperor who would chop off people's heads if he disagreed with him.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the Palace of Funing, Zhao Zhen did not put on the emperor's airs at all, but like a kind elder, he asked Sinan to serve snacks and fruits, and greeted Sinan to taste them himself.

Sinan politely praised a few words.

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "As long as you like it, take it with you when you leave. I heard from Xuan'er that you still have a few dolls at home, so take them back and feed them."

Si Nan had no choice but to bow respectfully and accept it.

After exchanging pleasantries, we talked about the arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Si Nan was originally only in charge of the seven main courses at the banquet, but Zhao Zhen had a new idea after seeing the signing ceremony he held today.

"I saw the banquet prepared by the Ministry of Rites, and it was too boring. You young people are smart, so hurry up and think about whether there are any new tricks."

Si Nan cautiously said: "The boy has little knowledge, he has never seen such a palace banquet, let alone heard court music, if he comes up with random ideas, he might offend the nobleman."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "Talk about it casually, what's so abrupt or not? It doesn't matter if you don't think of it for a while, just go back and tell Xuan'er, and then let him tell me."

Si Nan bowed and said yes.

Zhao Zhen's voice changed: "Xuan'er is so old, it's rare to have a good friend. I'm very happy. Youzhi and Yueran know each other well, so I can feel at ease when I think about it."

These two names are Tang Xuan's parents.

Si Nan just listened with his head down, without asking any further questions.

Zhao Zhen said to himself: "No, I still can't feel at ease. Xuan'er is already twenty, and the marriage has not yet been settled. Those who don't know think I'm afraid of him."

Si Nan was startled, feeling a bad premonition.

Why did the officials mention such a sensitive topic to an outsider?

Zhao Zhen looked at his expression secretly, and said with a smile: "You get close to him, and help me persuade him, even if it's not for anything else, it's just for the incense of the Tang family, you should pay more attention. Hundreds of thousands of Tang family troops in the northwest , just point at him!"

"Fortunately, that girl Yong'an will return to Beijing in a few days, and I have something to look forward to—has Xuan'er told you? Yong'an is the daughter of the Wang family in Runan County. She is lively and handsome. She was the same as Xuan'er when she was a child I play very well, I can be regarded as a childhood sweetheart."

Sinan's heart sank inch by inch.

He figured it out, the officials came to him, not talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, they were clearly beating him.Either he heard the rumors, or he saw something, which was warning him.

Should he be grateful?

The majestic emperor, he didn't beat him to death with a single stick, and he was willing to spend time and thought on side-talking.

Sinan closed his eyes, and when he raised his head again, he put on a smile all over his face, "Isn't the official making things difficult for the boy? You know the temper of King Yanjun better than the boy. Let the boy persuade him, it's better to persuade Genmu."

He smiled too sincerely and spoke too frankly. Zhao Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at him for a long time, but he didn't see any flaws.

"You guys are really more difficult than the other." Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "That's all, take your snacks and go. When you have time to turn around, go to the palace and listen to the old man's nagging."

Si Nan looked around, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Are there any old people in the official palace? The boy has been here for a long time, why didn't he see it?"

Zhao Zhen snorted and laughed, "Ghost spirit!"

Holding a big food box in one hand, Si Nan left the palace with a smile on his face.

The farther you go, the weaker your smile becomes.

The deeper you think about it, the more chaotic your heart becomes.

It wasn't until he walked far away that he vaguely remembered that Tang Xuan had told him to wait at Donghua Gate.Two legs numbly striding forward, I don't know how to get to Donghuamen.

There was a big locust tree growing outside the door, and there was a big stone pier under the tree, which was specially placed by Tang Xuan for him.

In the past, when Sinan came to wait for him, every time he would cross his legs, eat fried soybeans, and sit happily on the stone pier.

Seeing Tang Xuan coming out, he swayed over like a chick, and stuffed the remaining soybeans into Tang Xuan's mouth.

The cold and majestic Lord Jun Wang has no temper for this mischievous ghost.

The city guards recognized Si Nan and greeted him with a smile.

Si Nan twitched the corners of his mouth, he didn't need to look in the mirror to know how ugly his smile was.

He sat on the stone pier for a long time, but Tang Xuan hadn't come out yet.

Suddenly I feel stupid.

As soon as the official beat him, the two of them "returned the house together as a husband and wife". Isn't this a blatant provocation?

If it were an irrelevant person, he could go back without hesitation, so that the other party would no longer dare to meddle in other people's business.

However, this person is an official, Tang Xuan's adoptive father, someone who really cares about Tang Xuan and wishes for his well-being.

Family affection and sincerity will always be his weakness.

Si Nan decided not to wait any longer, patted his butt and left.

The city guard asked enthusiastically: "Let's go now? Do you want to send a message to the county king?"

Si Nan waved his hand, "No need, don't tell him I've been here."

Feeling upset, whether he is Tang Xuan or Tang Xuanzong!

When I got home, the kids were out of school.

Strangely, the courtyard was the busiest at this time in the past. The children were either practicing boxing or cleaning up the yard. Ferrets and yellow dogs ran all over the ground, and the little lamb followed suit.

It was unusually quiet today, the boys were all huddled in the room, Sinan yelled several times but no one came out.

Not only did they not come out, the doors and windows were still tightly closed.

Afraid of accidents, Sinan forced him to push away.

The children looked like little mice who had seen a cat, and hurriedly tore off the quilt to cover their heads.

Simon had already seen it.

Not counting the locust tree, there are seven cubs in total, all of them have colorful faces, the worst one is Dongzao, half of his face is swollen.

In order not to let him see it, the little guys deliberately put a layer of pale powder on their faces, but it didn't cover it, but it became more obvious.

Sinan's first reaction was distressed, but seeing the guilty faces of the children, he felt that there was something inside.

"what happened?"

The children looked at each other, and finally the cub was pushed out and said in a mosquito voice, "Accidentally... I fell."

Si Nan slapped the table, "Have you learned to lie yet?"

The children shuddered.

The cub cried directly, and threw himself into his arms while crying, "No, you shouldn't lie, yes, there was a fight..."

Very good, I also knew to rely on him, and didn't regard him as the opposite.

Although the occasion was wrong, Sinan couldn't help being relieved.

He softened his tone and asked, "Why did you fight? And you lost?"

"I didn't lose!" Dongzao said in a rough voice, "It was even worse for them. I kicked them into the river."

"who are they?"

"Boss Lai, and his younger brothers." Erdou looked at Sinan timidly, and said, "They scolded us, and even scolded Master."

It’s fine if you just scold them, but you can’t scold Master!

Boss Lai?

old acquaintance.

Si Nan asked, "What did he scold?"

"He called Master a male goblin who sold his ass, and said we were little goblins raised by nobles."

"Master, what is selling ass?"

The strings in Sinan's mind instantly collapsed.